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t r i c t o f R e a d in g , r u r a l d e a n e r y o f R e a d i n g , a r c h d e a c o n r y
fie ld d ie d , 10 J a n . 1855 , M is s M a r y B u s s e l l M it f o r d ,
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a n d 8 V ie t . c a p . 6 1 . B y L o c a l G o v e r n m e n t B o a r d O r d e r j
a n d N o r to n A y l m e r R o u p e l l e s q . a r e t h e p r in c ip a l l a n d Â
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o w n ers.
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S w a llo w fie ld w e r e , in 1894, a m a lg a m a t e d in t o o n e c i v i l
c la y .
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a r e a is 3 ,712 a c r e s o f l a n d a n d 33 o f w a t e r ; r a t e a b le
b u ilt in 1256 b y J o h n le D e s p e n c e r , t h e n B a r o n o f S w a l Â
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P o s t M . O . & T . O ffic e .â A r t h u r J a m e s F o s t e r , s u b Â
C h a r le s R u s s e l l b a r t . : i t c o n s is t s o f c h a n c e l, n a v e ,
p o s t m a s t e r . L e t t e r s a r r i v e f r o m R e a d i n g a t 6.10 a .m .
s o u th p o r c h a n d a w e s t e r n t o w e r w it h w o o d e n b e l f r y j
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in t h e c h u r c h a r e s e v e r a l m o n u m e n t s a n d b r a s s e s ; S ir
J o h n l e D e s p e n c e r d ie d in 1274 a n d w a s b u r i e d h e re
o n r e s t o r in g t h e c h u r c h h is r e m a in s w e re fo u n d h a lf w a y ;
b e tw e e n t h e s o u th d o o r a n d th e c h a n c e l s c r e e n i n a s to n e j
co ffin , s u r m o u n t e d b y a s to n e c r o s s : t h e r e a r e 300 ,
s i t t in g s , 250 b e in g fr e e .
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y e a r 1539 . T h e l i v i n g is a v ic a r a g e , n e t y e a r l y v a lu e
'f 220, w i t h r e s id e n c e , in t h e g i f t o f t h e D e a n an d
C h a p t e r o f H e r e f o r d , a n d h e ld s in c e 1881 b y t h e R e v .
M a u n s e ll J o h n B a c o n M .A . o f S id n e y S u s s e x C o lle g e ,
C a m b r id g e .
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B ish o p , w a s a ls o e r e c t e d b y C o l . W ill ia m G r a y , o f F a r Â
le y H i ll P la c e , f o r t h e R is e l e y d i s t r i c t .
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w it h 250 s i t t in g s . T h e c h a r it ie s f o r t h e p o o r a m o u n t to
¿ 9 y e a r ly . N e a r t h e v i l la g e is S w a llo w f ie ld P a r k ; a t
t h e t im e o f t h e N o r m a n C o n q u e s t , S w a llo w f ie ld w a s a
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t o t h e E a r l o f W a r w ic k ; in t h a t o f E d w a r d I I . i t b e Â
lo n g e d t o J o h n le D e s p e n c e r , t h e n p a s s e d t o t h e D e la
B e c h e s a n d n e x t to J o h n ( P l a n t a g e n e t ) , D u k e o f B e d Â
fo rd K . G . 3 r d so n o f K i n g H e n r y I V . w h o d ie d s e is e d
o f i t in 1435 ; b y h is w il l i t w e n t t o H e n r y V I . w h o
g r a n t e d i t t o J o h n P e n i c o k e : a b o u t 1600 i t w a s p o s Â
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p a s s e d to H e n r y ( H y d e ) , se c o n d E a r l o f C l a r e n d o n ;
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b u ilt in 1678 b y H e n r y , se c o n d E a r l o f C la r e n d o n , a n d
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